COLLEGE BASKETBALL ROUNDUP : Doug Durham Learns Lesson From Dad in Loss to Georgia

Doug Durham was an assistant at Georgia Southern as Monday began and a head coach losing to his father, Hugh Durham, and Georgia, 87-57, as it ended.

Doug Durham became an instant head coach when Georgia Southern’s Frank Kerns and two assistants resigned Monday after allegations they had known of a recruit getting improper academic help with a correspondence course.

Carlos Strong’s 20 points helped power the Bulldogs (2-0) over the Eagles (1-1).

OTHER GAMES

Art Long scored 17 points and had nine rebounds to pace No. 10 Cincinnati (2-0) to a 72-61 victory over Rutgers (0-2) at Piscataway, N.J. . . . James Forrest scored 30 points to lead No. 20 Georgia Tech (2-0) to a 90-78 victory over Coastal Carolina (0-2) in Atlanta. . . . Skip McCoy’s 17 points led four players in double figures for No. 25 New Mexico State (4-1) in a 99-71 victory over Western New Mexico (4-2) at Las Cruces.